While Americans Wrangle Over Universal Health Care, Universal Broadband Internet is Now a Right in Finland

Finland has become the first country in the world to declare high-speed internet access to be a legal right for its citizens. Laura Vilkkone, Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications said this about the matter: “We think itâ€™s something you cannot live without in modern society. Like banking services or water or electricity, you need Internet connection…Universal service is every citizen’s subjective right.” Wow. Are we Americans living in the dark ages or what? |Mashable via Anthony De Rosa|